In this episode The Historical Gamer (Matt) and the Strategy Wargamer (Jean) discuss the games they're most looking forward to in 2017.

Tune in as the Single Malt Strategy podcast closes in on it's first ten episodes. Listen as Jean (the Strategy Wargamer) and Matt (The Historical Gamer) go off topic, talking about everything from technology, and mobile gaming, to the game industry, and the long term ramifications of discount gaming.

In this episode the Historical Gamer (Matt) and the Strategy Wargamer (Jean) discuss their favorite strategy games of 2016 as the year comes to an end.

In the seventh episode on the seventh day of the month of December, The Historical Gamer (Matt) and the Strategy Wargamer (Jean) discuss the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor 75 years ago. In this Episode Matt and Jean discuss their favorite Pacific theater World War II games and how they cover (or don't) the attacks on Pearl Harbor. Finally Jean argues for more wargaming in the classroom now that fewer and fewer veterans are around to share their experiences, can games help connect kids today to conflicts where the generation that fought is moving on?

In this episode Jean (the Strategy Wargamer) and Matt (the Historical Gamer) discuss the new game out from Game Labs, Ultimate General: Civil War. UG: Civil War is a sequel to the 2014 release, Ultimate General: Gettysburg, developed by the modder who made the Darth mod for Total War.

In this episode Jean (the Strategy Wargamer) and Matt (The Historical Gamer) discuss wars that games rarely cover, despite their importances. Studios like Paradox (makers of Hearts of Iron) and Matrix & Slitherine despite being prolific game developers have a tendency to ignore various conflicts and in this episode we discuss what wars are ripe for coverage.

In this Episode the Historical Gamer (Matt) and the Strategy Wargamer (Jean) go off topic and end up accidentally revisiting Hearts of Iron IV. Jean provides some pretty critical thoughts while Matt is more forgiving of the fourth installment in the Hearts of Iron series.

In this episode Matt (the Historical Gamer) and Jean (the Strategy Wargamer) discuss when strategy games and wargames attempt to simulate wars as or shortly after they are fought. Is it ethical to simulate a war as it's occurring? What about shortly after? What if a game is being used for educational purposes?

In this episode Jean discuss' his hope for the future of mobile gaming. Matt discuss' his take on Paradox's IPO and its subsequent successful stock action. And both debate what the future may entail for Paradox.

In the inaugural episode of the Single Malt Strategy podcast Matt (The Historical Gamer) and Jean (The Strategy Wargamer) discuss how they fell in love with strategy games, what they're playing today, and what adult beverages they're enjoying at the moment.